Mark Dakel only learned Thursday his son Timothy took a terrible beating last month in a wooded area on Howland Avenue in Deltona.

"They hit him. They punched him and apparently there was only one person delivering the blows," said Dakel. "He ended up down on the ground getting kicked in the face which he does not remember."

Dakel said his son, a high school student, has Asperger's and that his limited social skills sometimes put him with the wrong crowd.

Scott Lakhan, 18, is accused of beating Timothy while Casey Shoemaker, 22, is accused of recording the assault.

Timothy admitted to deputies he was with Lakhan at the Walmart in December when Lakhan was using a stolen credit card and that witness statement led to Lakhan's arrest and a need for revenge, according to officials.

"They drug Timothy out into the woods and they beat him up pretty bad," said Dakel. "(They) threatened him and made some statements that were incriminating I guess on that video."

According to the sheriff's report, Lakhan asked the victim, "Is your heart racing?" Then proceeded to punch, hit and kick him.

The report goes on to say, the victim began crying and pleading with Lakhan saying, "Please, please, I'll get on my knees and beg."

"As a parent having a son that has a handicap, I just can't view it," said Dakel.

Dakel hasn't seen the beat down but it made the rounds on Facebook before it was removed. Timothy saw it Thursday and told a school resource officer.

Timothy was able to hide his injuries from his family, according to Dakel.

Dakel said it was heartbreaking that the two men would pick on his autistic son.